What color is #99F3EC?

#99F3EC is a light, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Pale King’s Blue. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #99F3EC?

The RGB value is 153, 243, 236: 153 red, 243 green and 236 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #99F3EC?

The complementary color is #F399A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #99F3EC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.39:1 and white text 1.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#99F3EC color

#99F3EC rgb(153, 243, 236)

Shades of teal

The hex color #99F3EC is a light, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 95.3% green and 92.5% blue (153, 243, 236).

Its hue angle is 175°, with 79% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Pale King’s Blue (#ABF5ED), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.39:1).

#99F3EC color codes

HEX	`#99F3EC`
RGB	`rgb(153, 243, 236)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 95.3%, 92.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(175, 79%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(175, 37%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 0%, 3%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.29, -28.45, -5.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.29, 28.91, 190.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(60.322, 76.926, 91.01)`
Decimal	`10089452`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #99F3EC, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #99F3EC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#99F3EC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #99F3EC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #99f3ec; }
.text { color: #99f3ec; }
.border { border: 2px solid #99f3ec; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 243 236 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #99f3ec, #99cdf3); }

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Questions

What color is #99F3EC?: #99F3EC is a light, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Pale King’s Blue. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #99F3EC?: The RGB value is 153, 243, 236: 153 red, 243 green and 236 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #99F3EC?: The complementary color is #F399A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #99F3EC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.39:1 and white text 1.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.